BD BACTEC FX40 - 4.12.2 Isolation Mode

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Instrument Configuration
Instrument date and time settings and GMT Offset are controlled by the BD EpiCenter™ system
and cannot be set at the instrument.
Each instrument in a BD EpiCenter™ configuration must use the same values for the following
fields:
• Protocol
• Accession Barcode Enable/Disable
• Batch Negative Removal Enable/Disable
• Show Related Vials Enable/Disable
• Language
• Country/Locale (Country)
• Daylight Saving Time Range
• Timezone GMT Offset
The above fields can be set/modified at any instrument in the BD EpiCenter™ configuration. The
other instruments in the system are updated by the BD EpiCenter™ system.
Instrument numbers must be unique in a BD EpiCenter™ configuration.
LIS configuration is disabled when BD EpiCenter™ is enabled. The instrument data can be
conveyed to a LIS system through the BD EpiCenter™ system.
All instruments in a BD EpiCenter™ configuration must use the same version of instrument
software.
Maintenance
The Host Query button on the Maintenance – Test display is disabled when BD EpiCenter™ is
enabled.
4.12.2 Isolation Mode
Isolation mode is the state that exists when communication between the BD BACTEC™ FX40
instrument and the tablet PC is lost. Isolation mode is designed to enable the instrument to continue to
collect vial readings. However, Isolation mode is not intended to enable routine workflow such as
entering vials through Vial Entry, removing positive and negative vials, identifying anonymous vials,
etc. Since positivity analysis occurs at the tablet PC, no vials transition to Positive or Negative status
while the system is in Isolation mode.
Please note the following conditions about Isolation mode related to system operation:
• In a cluster of a tablet PC and multiple instruments, each instrument can be in Isolation mode
independent of the other instruments in the cluster.
• The tablet PC handles the transition of each instrument into and out of Isolation mode
independently.
• In Isolation mode, when you open the instrument door no station status indicators are lit.
Routine workflow is not supported in Isolation mode; see Isolation Mode Operation below for
supported operations.
• The tablet PC displays errors when communication is lost with the instrument. Once you
acknowledge the error, the buttons for operations at the isolated instrument (e.g., remove
positives button, vial entry button, etc.) do not appear. This serves as a reminder that the
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BACTEC™ FX40 instrument and tablet PC are not communicating.